Aryna Sabalenka started her 2024 Italian Open speech by mentioning Iga Swiatek because she forgot about her two weeks ago in Madrid. Swiatek and Sabalenka contested the second final in their last two events, showcasing their dominance.
Iga Swiatek drew glowing praise from former World No. 1 Andy Roddick, who compared her to 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal. Swiatek captured her third Italian Open title on Saturday by beating her rival and World No.
Aryna Sabalenka doesn't see herself as the favorite heading into the 2024 Roland Garros, especially after how the Italian Open final went. The courts at the Italian Open and the Madrid Open play very differently because Madrid is high in altitude, which changes how balls fly on a tennis court.
Iga Swiatek joined an exclusive club by winning back-to-back WTA 1000 tournaments on the European clay swing. In a clash between the world's top two for the second tournament in a row, Swiatek toppled Aryna Sabalenka to win her third Italian Open.
Polish tennis Iga Swiatek is not someone who loses her temper too often. However, she did not like it when a reporter tried to drag her records on other surfaces after her recent title win in Rome.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek won her third Internazionali BNL d'Italia in four years on Saturday, defeating No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-3 in Rome. It was the eighth win for Swiatek, from Poland, in 11 meetings against her rival from Belarus.
Iga Swiatek survived her closest battle this week at the 2024 Italian Open and confirmed that she doesn't feel unbeatable. Swiatek certainly didn't look unbeatable in her most recent match against Coco Gauff because the American put her under a lot of pressure at certain times.
Coco Gauff played Iga Swiatek in their 11th career meeting in Rome, and she did not come remotely close to solving the puzzle. For the 10th time, the outcome was the same, as Swiatek blitzed past the 20-year-old US Open champion to reach the Italian Open final in probably one of the fewest competitive matches in their series.
Aryna Sabalenka is set to face Iga Swiatek once more in a final, and she will change her approach ahead of this meeting. The Belarusian put together an impressive week of tennis to reach yet another final, her second in as many events.
World #1 versus world #2; French Open champion versus Australian Open champion; a rematch of the Madrid final. The most fitting conclusion to what has been an exciting WTA 1000 in Rome.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka won their respective semifinal matches at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Thursday in Rome, setting the stage for a rematch in the final on Saturday.
The first WTA semifinal is set in Rome and it is a massive matchup between the #1 and #3 ranked players in the world. It is a rematch of the 2022 French Open final won by Swiatek.
Coco Gauff turned a marathon first set into a 7-6 (4), 6-1 victory over China's Zheng Qinwen and a spot in the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Tuesday at Rome.
No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek moved to the fourth round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome on Saturday, but she also took a step toward a rare milestone.
WTA Rome Day 3 brings the seeds into play. Here, we will look at four matches on the card, including Iga Swiatek vs Bernarda Pera, and give our predictions on who will progress.
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